Sherry glass

item details

NameSherry glass

ProductionCrown Crystal Glass; manufacturer(s); mid 1960s; New Zealand
Hotel Association of New Zealand; commissioner; mid 1960s; New Zealand

Classificationglassware, drinking glasses

Materialsglass

Materials Summaryglass with transfer

DimensionsOverall: 60mm (width), 94mm (height), 60mm (depth), 60mm (diameter)

Registration NumberGH021025

Credit linePurchased 2011

Overview

This glass was manufactured for the Hotel Association of New Zealand (HANZ) by New Zealand's major national glass manufacturing company, Crown Crystal Glass. It was one of a range of industry-standard drinking glasses introduced by HANZ in 1963.

This particular small size (5 oz) was possibly aimed at women drinkers for drinking sherry which was more favoured by women in the 1960s. It could also have been used for drinking beer.

HANZ
HANZ regulated New Zealand's hospitality industry from 1958 until 1995 (when it became the Hospitality Association of New Zealand), including issuing licences to run public hotels (whose bars were called 'pubs' for short). In the 1960s, alcohol could only be sold and consumed publicly in licensed places that provided accommodation.